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Shoulder Arthroscopy with Subacromial Spacer Implant

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS C9781

Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with implantation of subacromial spacer (e.g., balloon), includes debridement (e.g., limited or extensive), subacromial decompression, acromioplasty, and biceps tenodesis when performed

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Shoulder Arthroscopy with Subacromial Spacer Implant cost?

$14,791

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,791 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33,113 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33,113$23,988 to $40,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,951 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $8,318Professionalmedian $33,113 · 10th to 90th $15,136 to $46,774
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,467professional $33,113

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,877.62
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$46,773.51
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$42,657.95

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 81.3 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $14,791 · 20th of 51
VT $81,283MD $1,000

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.